Eastern box turtles thrive at this Benton Harbor nature center with its diverse habitats. Researchers hope to find out why.

The most recently designated state symbol is Pennsylvania’s Official state amphibian. No, it’s not a frog or toad, it’s a ...

The eastern box turtle represents holding on and surviving, sticking its neck out, which led to its status as a state symbol ...

Wildlife rehab staff at Chattahoochee Nature Center are treating a hawk struck by a car and a turtle that was attacked.

I have a special interest in snapping turtles because I grew up within an easy commute of Philadelphia and went to college ...

Would you shell out a few extra bucks every year to help rescue wild turtles? A bill in the state legislature would create a ...

As a budding naturalist growing up in the concrete-heavy environs of Boston, I would regularly thumb through my family’s ...

Eastern box turtles can be identified by the hinged sections of their shells. When threatened, the turtle can close its shell ...

Box turtles also have a hinged plastron (bottom shell) that allows them to close up shop in the front and rear, creating a “box” that protects their entire body from predators. Formerly, the eastern ...

The box turtle and the painted turtle are both turtles from the family Emydidae. Both painted turtles and box turtles are popular pets across the world. They have a similar appearance, with colorful ...